This is a follow-up to my post, Traditional Icelandic Rya Knots; A Contemporary Adaption, about the warp-weighted loom class I attended at Vesterheim this summer. Four
Month: August 2013
Great-Grandmother Gunvalda in Color
I’ve been making small tapestry portraits of family members, mostly to explore portraiture in tapestry and to experiment with different yarns. The small pieces are
The Value of Things (and Weavings)
Deborah Needleman, in her “Editor’s Letter” in yesterday’s New York Times T Magazine, wrote about fashion and books as desirable physical objects. I wish I’d
Finnish Inspiration and a Ribbon at the State Fair
On the Vesterheim Textile Tour in June we visited the Craft Museum of Finland. My Friend Jan Mostrom and I noticed a pillow tucked in
Marta and the Potato Analogy
As a weaving instructor, Marta Kløve Juuhl is energetic and supportive and creative. She taught two classes at Vesterheim this summer and she created a
Traditional Icelandic Rya Knots; A Contemporary Adaption
I took a weaving class in July at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum. Marta Kløve Juuhl, a Norwegian weaver who has been studying and recreating medieval
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